However, in recent years, discerning investors are seeing immense potential in secondary and tertiary markets.

Loan had high terms of 9.5% calculated to 20 years and a balloon payment on the 3rd year coming up this April 1st.

Going on the first face to face with a seller in years, even after getting 2 deals to the table, this one was tough.Stating the obvious, there is no replacing "the number" but I literally didn't have it in me to say it at that moment.

@Clark Harbaugh, Given the favorable tax rulings over the last few years (in particular revolving around trusts and their equaling a beneficial interest in the underlining propery) the IRS has actually been much more lenient (or at least silent) on these issues. 

I have two long-term tenants in the duplex—one for 5 years and the other for 7.

Hell I'm still dealing with one of those tenants almost 2 years later.If I were giving advice to someone else looking to do something similar based on my own experience and mistakes it would be to maintain much more reserves, only take on projects of a size and scope you can handle, and to pay the HELOC back to 0 between each project.

Hi, I would love to hear what everyone's favorite project management software has been in the last year? 

Verified reviewers, reviews in the last year (or other time period), verified customers, reviewers with more than x reviews, reviews with more than just stars (written comments)?  

I am new to investing, but have been researching/dreaming of it for years. 

I have a good credit score (791 based solely on credit cards) make almost $200,000 per year, and have very healthy investment and retirement accounts in America.